2024 Peregrine Sightings
Please send your sighting on the church via Whatsapp to 07774 988067
stating date, time, church tower face, event (mating, food exchange etc) and sex, if known.
Peregrines are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 as amended by the Environmental Protection Act 1990. It is an offence to intentionally disturb any of these species during the breeding season without a valid licence.
January
7 13:00 South (M/F Unknown) Gargoyle
10 14:00 South (M/F Unknown) Gargoyle
14 15:17 East (M/F Unknown) Gargoyle
15 11:45 South (Female) Gargoyle
18 08:15 East (Female) Gargoyle
19 07:45 East (Unknown) Lower Ledge Corner
22 08:10 North (Unknown) Lower Ledge Corner
22 14:00 North (Unknown) Lower Ledge Corner
23 08:30 East (Unknown) Gargoyle
24 08:05 East (Unknown) Gargoyle
25 07:55 East (Unknown) Gargoyle
26 07:50 East (Unknown) Gargoyle
26 16:05 North (Unknown) Gargoyle
28 14:00 North (Unknown) Lower Ledge Corner
29 08:10 East (Unknown) Gargoyle
April
01 08:00 North (Male) Box
03 08:00 North (Male) Box
03 16:09 North (Male) Box
04 16:05 East (Unknown) Gargoyle (no box sighting)
05 06:00 North (Male) Box
07 06:30 North (Male) Box
07 14:00 North (Male) Box
08 08:00 North (Male) Box Feeding
Intermittent sightings of male ... but no female.
No further sightings in April
February
02 16:00 Seen flying in open ground near Rowley Wood.
03 12:00 South (Unknown) Gargoyle
04 07:30 East (Unknown) Lower Ledge Corner
04 11:45 East (Unknown) Lower Ledge Corner
04 14:05 East (Unknown) Lower Ledge Corner
06 14:00 North (Unknown) Lower Ledge Corner
07 08:20 East (Unknown) Gargoyle
10 10:00 North (Male) Gargoyle
12 08:20 Flying Over Allotments heading North.
15 13:15 North (Unknown) Gargoyle
24 12:40 North (Male) Gargoyle
24 15:00 West (Male) Gargoyle
24 16:40 North (Male) BOX
25 06:50 North (Male) BOX
27 13:00 East (Female?) Gargoyle
27 17:00 East (Female?) Gargoyle
28 Various Visited the box all day Stayed all night
29 Various Visited the box (Scraping) Didnt stay the night
May
09 14:00 North (Male) Box
11 Most of the day and night
12 Afternoon, departed at 16:42
Intermittent sightings of male ... but no female.
No further entries will be recorded here.
2025
Male peregrine still visiting. March 12 second Peregrine spotted.